पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 12, 3219 BCE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3161
Śaka Saṁvat: -3296
Bengali Saṁvat: -3811
Malayalam Era: -4042
Nanakshahi: -4687
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.51°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra26.81°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.76°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha135.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.32°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra114.48°KarkaĀśleṣā P3
शनि Śani14.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:35
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:20
Varjyam05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:35 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:35 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-42619.73
Julian Day545845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.0329°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.30°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-49.0329°), declination 20.85°, EoT 0.42 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: -3218-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)